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Patent GB-2280855-A (GB)
Title: Foot massage apparatus
Inventor: CHIANG CHAO-TUNG
IPC: A61H15/00
Filed: 1993-08-03
Abstract: A foot massage apparatus includes a frame body 10 which has two spaced guide rails 14, 13 that are disposed oppositely, and a plurality of parallel tube members 30 which are disposed side by side. Each tube member 30 has two end portions that are disposed movably and respectively on the guide rails 13 and an intermediate portion between the two end portions. The foot massage apparatus further includes a plurality of cylindrical members 50, each of which is sleeved rotatably around the intermediate portion of a respective one of the tube members 30, and a chain mechanism 20a for linking flexibly the tube members 30 together. The apparatus may also comprise a further elongated rod 40 which may rest or the bearing faces 14a. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272143-A (GB)
Title: Plant container.
Inventor: FOSTER DAVID
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 1993-10-27
Abstract: A plant container is filled with planting medium; a duct passes from a light source bulb 18 to the root zone of the container and a motor driven fan 13 draws air over the bulb 18 and through the duct for discharge into said root zone. As shown, the light source is a downlighter 17 supported on a hollow vertical column 16 and a housing 12 within tub 10 of the container contains fan 13 which has an inlet 14 and exhaust duct 15. Heat from the bulb 18 destroys microorganisms in the air; apart from cleansing effect of plants, certain pollutants are metabolized by microorganisms present around plant roots. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284876-A (GB)
Title: Tyre valve dust cap
Inventor: VJESTICA STEVAN
IPC: F16K27/12
Filed: 1993-11-24
Abstract: An inflatable tyre valve dust cap has a numerical display indicating the air pressure required for the tyre to which the valve and valve cap are fitted. The numerical display indicating the air pressure would be positioned on the top or on the side or on both surfaces. The number may be, embossed, stamped, punched, engraved, flush, raised, inlaid, in relief, sunken, screen printed, or imprinted, moulded, pressed or similar, depending upon the method of manufacture of the valve dust cap. It may also be made more legible by being in a different colour. The number on the side forms part of the grip required to fit the cap to the valve. Where the top of the cap contains or has positioned the number or any part of the number, then the number could be used to provide the means to depress the air release mechanism of the valve. A marking could be used to identify to which axle the cap belongs. Such marking or any part of a marking used to identify which axle the cap belongs to, or a marking or symbol providing the manufacturers name, or any other information, could also be used to provide the means to depress the air release mechanism of the valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290069-A (GB)
Title: Lifting apparatus for a manhole cover
Inventor: KOHNO KAZUHIKO
IPC: E02D29/12
Filed: 1994-05-31
Abstract: An opening and closing apparatus for a manhole cover includes an elongate supporting member 2, two hook rods 4 each having a lower hook and vertically extending through the supporting member 2, two horizontal extension members 8 horizontally adjustably connected to opposite ends of the supporting member 2 so that an upper surface of each horizontal extension member 8 wholly or partially overlaps the supporting member 2, a leg 11 projecting downwards from the inner end of each horizontal extension member 8 and a hydraulic jack unit 17 arranged in a direction perpendicular to each horizontal extension member 8. Preferably two wheels 16 are provided at the bottom of each jack 17 together with an actuating lever 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285822-A (GB)
Title: Seal arrangement
Inventor: ZWART KLAAS JOHANNES
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 1995-01-19
Abstract: A seal arrangement comprises a body 14 having a sealing portion 10 defining a metallic surface 18 for providing a metal-to-metal seal with a bore wall 12. The body 14 further comprises a portion 28 which is elastically deformable and which when in the deformed condition is adapted to bias the metallic surface 18 into sealing engagement with the bore wall. The elastically deformable portion 28 may comprises a portion which is machined to provided a spring-like or bellows form 28. The body 14 may be provided with locking dogs 34 for locking the body 14 relative to the bore wall. In a particular embodiment (Fig. 3) the bellows portion may be compressed at the surface and locked in the deformed condition. The body is then located in the bore and the bellows portion released to bias the metallic surface into sealing engagement with the bore wall. Such an arrangement may be set using wireline techniques. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291233-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor memory device with reduced data bus line load
Inventor: KWON GEOUN TAE
IPC: G11C7/10
Filed: 1995-07-07
Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a plurality of memory blocks 2001 - 2064 for storing data, and a plurality of sense amplifiers 2101- 2264 for sensing the data stored in the plurality of memory blocks. The semiconductor memory device comprises data bus lines for transferring the data sensed by the plurality of sense amplifiers. The data bus lines are divided into first and second parts. The semiconductor memory device further comprises a data bus line load reduction circuit 2400 for selecting one of the divided first and second data bus line parts in response to first and second data bus line control signals. The selected data bus line part inputs the data from one of the plurality of memory blocks selected in response to a memory block address. The other data bus line part, not selected, has a minimized load. The first and second data bus line control signals are produced in response to a most significant bit of the memory block address. The load reduction circuit 2400 includes CMOS transistors (Fig. 2B). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304142-A (GB)
Title: Key turning assistance for the disabled
Inventor: ROBINSON DAVID
IPC: E05B19/00
Filed: 1995-08-08
Abstract: A key 10 for a manually operated cylinder lock has an actuator element 15 which projects laterally of the plane of the blade 13 to assist the manipulation of the key. The actuator element 15 extends perpendicular to the plane of the blade 13 equally on either side thereof.
Patent GB-2295580-A (GB)
Title: A notepad or block of labels with pressure sensitive adhesive comprising two   cks of sheets
Inventor: STERN RONALD
IPC: B42D5/00
Filed: 1995-09-27
Abstract: A notepad or a block of labels comprises two stacks 2, 4 of sheets, with each sheet 6, 8 in a stack having a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on a portion of one side which is laid against the other side of an adjacent sheet. The stacks are inverted relative to each other such that the base sheets in the stacks, with respectively exposed adhesive layers, are in juxtaposition. Such blocks of labels can themselves be provided in pairs, interconnected by a substrate 12 (Fig 2) extending between the juxtaposed base sheets of each stack in a pair. The substrate may be rigid (as shown) or flexible (Fig 3). The block(s) may be suspended from a hook by means of an aperture (18, Fig 4) in the substrate or stood on a work surface by means of a hinged substrate (Fig 5). Sheets in the various stacks can be in different colours. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307418-A (GB)
Title: Martial arts target
Inventor: CROOK TIMOTHY JOHN
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 1995-11-23
Abstract: A transportable martial arts target comprises a body portion (2) made of a strong plate bent into a half-cylinder, removable "arms" (13) and means (8 - 11) to attach the body to a post or tree. The target may also comprise removable "legs".
Patent GB-2294637-A (GB)
Title: Therapeutic compositions and methods of use
Inventor: BROWN RAYMOND K
IPC: A61K31/19
Filed: 1994-06-08
Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an admixture of sorbic acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, and optionally aconitic acid. Further contemplated by the present invention are methods for treating various pathological conditions such as viral infections, acidoses, tumors, and bacterial and fungal infections by administering various therapeutically effective amounts of an admixture described above.
Patent GB-2309057-A (GB)
Title: A brake pad for railway braking applications
Inventor: LOTFIPOUR MAHMOUD
IPC: F16D69/00
Filed: 1996-01-11
Abstract: A brake pad for railway braking applications comprises a friction layer 3, a relative soft elastomeric layer 5 bonded to a backing plate 2, and a further elastomeric layer 4 of a relatively low thermal conductivity (e.g.8-12% of that of the friction layer) interposed between the friction layer 3 and the relatively soft elastomeric layer 5. Layer 5 is softer than layer 4 which, in turn, Is softer than layer 3, and layer 5 has a thermal conductivity less than that of layer 4. The thermal expansions of layers 3-5, from room temperature to 200{C, are 0.02mm, 0.01mm, and 0.03mm, respectively. The further elastomeric layer is stated to have a relatively high resistance to thermal degradation.
Patent GB-2299991-A (GB)
Title: Chemical strengthening of glass
Inventor: HAYASHI ICHIRO
IPC: C03C3/087
Filed: 1996-04-12
Abstract: A glass substrate for magnetic disks is obtained by chemical strengthening treatment of a glass consisting essentially of from 50 to 65 wt% of SiO 2 , from 5 to 15 wt% of Al 2 O 3 , from 2 to 7 wt% of Na 2 O, from 4 to 9 wt% of K 2 O, from 7 to 14 wt% of Na 2 O + K 2 O, from 12 to 25 wt% of MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO, and from 1 to 6 wt% of ZrO 2 . The chemical treatment may be immersion in KNO 3 and/or NaNO 3 at 400-530{C for 2-20 hours.
Patent GB-2300466-A (GB)
Title: Recoil counter-vectoring gun
Inventor: DUCOLON JR FREDRIC DAN
IPC: F41A25/00
Filed: 1996-04-15
Abstract: A recoil counter-vectoring gun (10) is shown having a gun barrel assembly (14, 16, 20) slidably mounted on a frame (12). A counterweight assembly (26) is also slidably mounted on the frame (12) and is shifted forwardly by rearward recoil of the gun barrel assembly (14, 16, 20) by means of cables (38, 40) and pulleys (28A, 28B and 36A, 36B) to move forward substantially twice the distance that the gun barrel assembly recoils rearwardly. The counterweight assembly (26) preferably includes at least one throwweight (58) which is shifted from a rearward to a forward position along a declining path as the counterweight assembly reaches its forwardmost position on the frame (12). The counterweight assembly (26) is automatically returned by springs (52) and the throwweights (58) are reset and cocked by return of the counterweight assembly (26).
Patent GB-2300576-A (GB)
Title: Device for and method of separating suspended solids from liquids
Inventor: JOCHELSON MARIA-ALEXANDER
IPC: B01D33/01
Filed: 1996-05-08
Abstract: A device for separating suspended solids from a liquid comprises a treatment chamber 1 having a piston 7 movable substantially vertically therein between a start position in the upper part of the chamber and an end position in the lower part of the chamber, drive means outside the chamber for moving the piston, a liquid inlet 8 below the piston in the start position thereof, a solids oulet 3 below the piston in the end position therof, and a liquid outlet 27-31 above the piston in the end position thereof, the inlets and the outlets being controlled by valve means 4, 9, 32-36, the piston 7 being permeable to the liquid but substantially impermeable to the solids.
Patent GB-2301648-A (GB)
Title: Spar platform
Inventor: AYERS RAY ROLLAND
IPC: E21B17/01
Filed: 1995-03-27
Abstract: A spar platform (1) is provided comprising an essentially vertical cylindrical buoyant vessel (7) and a shroud (4) surrounding the essentially vertical cylindrical vessel (7) wherein the shroud comprises two essentially perpendicular intersecting sets of elements (5,6).
Patent GB-2328455-A (GB)
Title: Concrete slab shear reinforcement
Inventor: MOTAMED JUBIN
IPC: E04C5/06
Filed: 1996-10-02
Abstract: A reinforced or post-tensioned concrete slab is provided with radially-directed shear reinforcement at column/slab intersections. The reinforcement comprises spaced slices of Universal Beams, interconnected by horizontal bars welded to the slices. The slices may be arranged in a single plane, or with their sections arranged transversely of the bars.
Patent GB-2312312-A (GB)
Title: A mains powered alarm sensor unit having a primary battery backup
Inventor: BYRNE MICHAEL
IPC: G08B29/18
Filed: 1996-10-15
Abstract: A smoke alarm unit 1 has a cover 2 and a base 3 forming a housing 4 of an alarm sensor and circuit. Extending rearwardly from the base 3 there is a shroud 5. The shroud 5 forms a housing for power supply leads and terminals both for mains and battery power when it is pushed over a mounting plate (20, Figs 3 and 5) which is mounted on a wall or ceiling. A battery drawer 6 allows insertion and removal of a battery from this housing and contact between the battery and the circuit is made by mechanical snap-fitting contacts. The drawer cannot be closed unless a battery is contained therein.
Patent GB-2319801-A (GB)
Title: A zipper lock for luggage case capable of locking up a binding strap
Inventor: YU CHEN TE
IPC: E05B73/00
Filed: 1996-11-29
Abstract: A zipper lock for luggage case comprises a housing including a pair of concaves capable of receiving a pair of pull tabs of a double zipper so as to lock up the tabs therein by a pair of the first latching means and a pair of second latching means worked in cencert with the first latching means provided to lock up a binding strap which has a coupler and a locking plate at two ends made in conforming with the shape of the housing. The housing contains also a combination lock. When the combination lock is set on-combination, to unlock the pull tabs and the binding strap only press a mannual push button inwardly to the housing. The binding strap can bind additional luggage cases or handbags and lock them together with parent luggage case.
Patent GB-2310549-A (GB)
Title: Protector for cathode ray tube lead pin
Inventor: HAM SUNG-WOO
IPC: H01R33/76
Filed: 1996-11-29
Abstract: A protector for cathode ray tube lead pins includes a cylindrical body (21) having a central bore (21a) and having a plurality of pin insertion holes (22,22a) longitudinally formed in the cylindrical body in a pattern such that the pin insertion holes are disposed concentrically around the bored portion, the pin insertion holes being for inserting lead pins (110,110a) installed in a neck portion of a cathode ray tube, wherein there is a flange portion (23) formed at one end of the body (21), and at least one of the body (20) and the flange portion (23) has means for indicating a position to combine the lead pins (110,110a) with the protector. Therefore, the protector can be combined with the lead pins accurately and rapidly.
Patent GB-970505-A (GB)
Abstract: 970,505. Ignition systems. VILLIERS ENGINEERING CO. Ltd., N. M. CORFIELD, and K. A. SMITH. June 7, 1963 [July 14, 1962], No. 27154/62. Heading FIB. In an ignition system of the condenser discharge type the condenser 12 is connected across an A.C. generator coil 10 through a series connected rectifier 11 and a second rectifier 15 is connected across the coil through a series connected condenser 17 which is in series with the first or charging condenser, the primary of the usual output transformer 13 and series connected contact maker 14 being connected across the two series connected condensers. In the case of a multi-cylinder engine a high tension step up transformer may be provided for each sparking plug. Although there is some voltage drop with increase in speed this can be considerably reduced by appropriately advancing the generator timing. Specification 922,330 is referred to.
Patent GB-2323693-A (GB)
Title: Speech to text conversion
Inventor: BIJL DAVID
IPC: G10L15/30
Filed: 1997-03-27
Abstract: A speech-to-text conversion system has at least one user terminal 2 for recording speech, at least one automatic speech recognition processor 8 to generate text from a recorded speech file, and communication means operative to return a corresponding text file to a user, in which the user terminal is remote from the automatic speech recognition processor, and a server 6 controls the transfer of recorded speech files to a selected automatic speech recognition processor 8. Manual correction of the text is carried out at a selected corrector 12. The corrections carried out are used to adapt the operation of the relevant speech recognition processor 8.
Patent GB-2312226-A (GB)
Title: Perforating gun connection for live well deployment
Inventor: MYERS JR WILLIAM D
IPC: E21B17/06
Filed: 1997-04-17
Abstract: A connector C is presented for shaped charge 14 perforating guns (one is 10) which allows connection or disconnection between guns inside a lubricator without the need for rotation, and therefore facilitates the introduction and removal of a string of perforating guns into and out of a live well. A latching mechanism 64, 78 is disclosed which latches by setting down weight and unlatches by an actuating ram 88 camming the latch 64 out of a window 78. The connector is configured so that it is sealed internally by seals, including 31 and 33, around the hammer piston and sealed externally, and supported, by interengagement with a seal ram (not shown). A live well can therefore be isolated using a seal ram around a fired gun because the internal passages through the gun are sealed off. The connectors C are configured so that an upper gun 10 creates the pressure required to set off the gun below.
Patent GB-2315138-A (GB)
Title: Flight control system for an airplane
Inventor: SHINAGAWA TAKASHI
IPC: B64C13/18
Filed: 1997-06-30
Abstract: Control device 46 calculates a pitch axis steering angle command to compensate for the difference between a vertical, ie lift, acceleration of the airplane measured by sensor 42 and a target turn acceleration and transmits it to a pitch axis manoeuvring device 28 to move eg the airplane elevators. In a similar, but more complex fashion, a steering angle command for a roll axis manoeuvring device 26 to move eg the airplane ailerons is derived from comparisons of a reference bank angle calculated by device 36 from target turn acceleration, with a bank angle correcting quantity, calculated by device 34 from actual and target altitude signals, and the actual bank angle of the airplane sensed by attitude sensor 12. In other embodiments, speed is used instead of altitude to derive a bank angle correcting quantity and airplane position relative to target flight course is additionally used.
Patent GB-2329464-A (GB)
Title: An air temperature control and distribution module
Inventor: BROWN DAVID GEOFFREY
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 1997-09-20
Abstract: An air distribution and temperature control module is described in which the module (51) is arranged as a plug-in unit that can be installed into the vehicle by a simple push in operation. The module includes a valve assembly (54, 55) for controlling incoming air (cold and/or hot) and a valve assembly (52, 53) distributing air selectively to face, foot and demist outlets.
Patent GB-2316106-A (GB)
Title: A decorative trim
Inventor: HOWE IAN THOMAS
IPC: E04F19/04
Filed: 1996-05-09
Abstract: A trim section for decoratively covering and concealing gaps (16) and heads of fixings (15) along the intersection of mutually inclined abutting surfaces (10, 11) and for housing and concealing cables (13) and heads of fixings (12) internally within the trim section. The trim section allows effective concealed fixing through the trim section and remote from a frail edge of a surface, such as the edge of a wall panel at an internal corner of a wall. The trim section also allows easy access to elements such as transmission cables contained within the trim section so that inspection and maintenance of such cables is facilitated. The trim section consists of a mounting web portion (1) which is connected along one of its edges to a covering web portion (2), the mounting web portion (1) is pivotally corrected along its other edge to a concealing web (3). In use the mounting and covering web portions each bear against one of a pair of mutually inclined abutting surfaces to which they may be attached. The free edge of the concealing web is attachable to and detachable from the mounting web so as to allow cables and fixings to be inserted into or removed from the trim section. The trim section may typically be used to unobtrusively house and conceal transmission cables along the intersection of walls and floors within a building. The trim section may be combined with various attachments such as pre-formed corners and cable outlet points. The trim section may be formed in long lengths of plastic as a flat unitary device by plastics extrusion and may be coiled for ease of transportation and installation.
Patent GB-2322085-A (GB)
Title: An exercise bicycle having a high inertia flywheel and a slip clutch
Inventor: WARNER PATRICK
IPC: A63B22/08
Filed: 1998-02-16
Abstract: Frictional engagement between a sprocket 54 and a central hub 62 of the flywheel 44 is created by the slip clutch 40 so that as the sprocket is actuated in the forward pedalling direction the hub moves with it but when the sprocket is actuated in the rearward direction, under a torque greater than a predetermined threshold, the clutch slips between the sprocket and the hub allowing the sprocket and the flywheel to move independently. The clutch can alternatively be associated with the drive train of the bicycle which comprises a drive sprocket (46, Figure 2), crank arms 48 and pedals 50. The bicycle has a frame 80 and the drive sprocket is connected to the sprocket 54 by a chain or belt (56).
Patent GB-2334602-A (GB)
Title: Developing and testing of a telephony application by simulation of telephony hardware
Inventor: HEWITT DALE ROBINSON
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: A system for developing and testing a telephony application on an interactive voice system without using associated telephony hardware. The telephony application normally sends and receives hardware signals to and from the system telephony hardware for communication with a telephone. In this invention a telephony emulator 26C intercepts the hardware signals from the voice application 20 and sends hack simulated hardware signals to the voice application. A graphical user interface 30 provides the user output in response to the telephony emulator means and accepts and passes on user input to the emulator.
Patent GB-2334920-A (GB)
Title: Two part vehicle knee bolster
Inventor: MABEY JONATHAN PETER
IPC: B60R21/00
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: A motor vehicle knee bolster comprises two spaced bolster panels 11, 12, one each side of a steering column 13 assembly, the two panels being substantially isolated and decoupled. The two panels may provide the same deformation response or they may provide a lateral variation in deformation response to applied force. Together with the steering column assembly the two panels may present a constant profile within the vehicle. A gap of 1-2 mm may be left between the panels and the steering column assembly or the panels may be attached to the steering column assembly by an easily frangible seal 14.